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Re: Adding new pieces in MLCad
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lugnet.cad.mlcad
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Fri, 15 Dec 2000 02:39:28 GMT
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I've been meaning to suggest the same thing!
John VanZwieten <john_vanzwieten@email.msn.com> wrote in message
news:G5KD1w.D0H@lugnet.com...
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> "Andy Lynch" <andy@andyandjackie.com> wrote in message
> news:G5IsLC.FuB@lugnet.com...
> > MLCad being a Windows based program, I often find myself using "drag and
> > drop" to place my next piece into my DAT file. If, for instance, I drop • it
> > into the "Front" view, then the piece goes into the DAT file at the X • and Y
> > location that is displayed in the bottom left corner of the application, • as
> > expected. Unfortunately, if I do that, than the piece's other value • becomes
> > 0 (zero), and if I am zoomed in, the piece is no longer in my view, even
> > though it has focus.
> >
> > Would it be possible to have the "Z" in this case be the Z location of • the
> > previous piece? That way, if I am zoomed in working on something, it
> > doesn't drop to the Z=0 (zero) leyer.
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> I agree that this would be very helpfull. Since parts are often added in
> "layers", it makes sense for the "over" view to set the Y value at the
> previous part. This would save a lot of time!
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> >
> > I realize that I can drop the part into the text listing of the DAT file
> > also, which will put the part at the same location as the part I drop it • on,
> > but I find myself mixing up the order of the pieces when I do that.
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> Hey, I never tried that before. This program just has so much
> functionality!
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> -John Van
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| "Andy Lynch" <andy@andyandjackie.com> wrote in message news:G5IsLC.FuB@lugnet.com... (...) it (...) and Y (...) as (...) becomes (...) the (...) I agree that this would be very helpfull. Since parts are often added in "layers", it makes sense for (...) (26 years ago, 14-Dec-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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